1. The Emergence of Sectionalism: Or The Three T’s Tariffs, Transportation, Taxes Sectional Leadership

2. Sectionalism Sectionalism: occurs when a person is loyal to a specific region of a country instead of the nations interest The country will be divided into three distinct regions But there are actually more regions determined by their economies: Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and the Southern region.

3. The Emergence of Sectionalism

4. Protective Tariff The Northern economy is based on trade, shipping and manufacturing A protective tariff benefits Northern industry because imported goods become more expensive

5. Protective Tariff Southern economy is based on agriculture Southern goods like cotton and wheat are shipped overseas and do not get government help from competition Southerners pay high prices for imported manufactured goods

6. Taxes The North benefits from taxes because tax money is being used to build roads, bridges and canals in the North The South is paying taxes but does not see any of that money being spent in their region Congress is controlled by Northerners who appropriate money for their regional interests

7. Transportation Road and canal systems emerge in the Northeast and are linked to the Western markets The South is left out of internal improvements

8. Slavery Not really a dividing issue yet but… A cotton boom led Southerners to defend slavery The West supported the South’s defense of slavery North supported the end of the slave trade in 1808

9. The Erie Canal

10. Northern Leadership: John Quincy Adams Son of President John Adams Started out as a Federalists but becomes a Republican He supported the Louisiana Purchase, internal improvements and was against slavery

11. Southern Leadership: John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun a South Carolinian congressmen A loyal Southerner who protected the Southern way of life and supported state’s rights

12. Western Leadership: Henry Clay Henry Clay sponsored the idea of an “American System” Spokesman for a national road system and a protective tariff Against slavery but he owned slaves?!

13. Western Leadership: Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was a Senator from Tennessee Military Hero and Indian fighter Jackson doesn’t have a particular stance but appeals to the people